Underrated albums.

[OB1]

You ought to see Def Leppard. Great band live especially as it's a greatest hit set.

I have In Color by Cheap Trick. Quite like it.

Leppard are not and never have been a great live band. They have improved over the years and are decent but not great. They do have plenty of top notch material to play but they remain, imo, a better studio band than live act. That said, I will be going to see them (and Cheap Trick) next week.

 

[OB1]

Another one that I really don't think counts as underrated.

 

[Bill Walker]

Another one that I really don't think counts as underrated.

That one only sold about 200 million

 

[OB1]

Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

I'd have said that was widely regarded as a classic.

 

[aguero93:20]

I'd have said that was widely regarded as a classic.

I always think it gets passed over in favour of Ten as Ten had the big name singles, Pearl Jam is the better album though imo.

 

[Bill Walker]

I always think it gets passed over in favour of Ten as Ten had the big name singles, Pearl Jam is the better album though imo.

Yeah but how can a massively selling album be underrated ?

 

[aguero93:20]

Yeah but how can a massively selling album be underrated ?

Are we discussing underrated albums or undersold ones? Album sales have fuck all to do with quality as you well know, U2 could probably release a recording of Bono farting into a mic for an hour and it would be a bestseller.

 

[OB1]

I always think it gets passed over in favour of Ten as Ten had the big name singles, Pearl Jam is the better album though imo.

TBF, I'm probably overstating it a bit but the album didn't exactly do badly critically or commercially. Everything they do will forever live in the shadow of Ten, which is a bona fide classic.

 

[Bill Walker]

Are we discussing underrated albums or undersold ones? Album sales have fuck all to do with quality as you well know, U2 could probably release a recording of Bono farting into a mic for an hour and it would be a bestseller.

My point is how can you say an album that sold many millions is underrated?
It's the great albums that sold fuck all that are underrated.

 

[aguero93:20]

My point is how can you say an album that sold many millions is underrated?
It's the great albums that sold fuck all that are underrated.

No, they're undersold. Bands sell, not albums.